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Animal skin   /ˈænəməl skɪn/   Listen
Animal skin

noun
1.
The outer covering of an animal.






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"Animal skin" Quotes from Famous Books



... concoction is kept boiling slowly until the next morning, when it has assumed a thick consistency of a brown colour and very bitter to the taste. The poison is then tried on some arrows and if it comes up to the standard it is placed in a small earthen jar which is covered with a piece of animal skin and it is ready for use. The arrows, which are from ten to twelve inches long, are made from the stalks of a certain palm-leaf, the Jacy palm. They are absolutely straight and true; in fact, they resemble very much a lady's ...
— In The Amazon Jungle - Adventures In Remote Parts Of The Upper Amazon River, Including A - Sojourn Among Cannibal Indians • Algot Lange



Words linked to "Animal skin" :   leather, fell, sheepskin, animal product, lambskin, hide, pelt, fur, parchment



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